Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] switch [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I stop at my usual vantage point and even before I have switched off the engine I see the otter . |
| 2 | She moved to switch out the light , forgetting that it was not her lamp that glowed on the bedside table , but he caught her arm , oh-so-very-gently , this time . |
| 3 | Breathless , she said tightly , ‘ Would you mind switching off the overhead light ? ’ |
| 4 | But you chose to switch on the news that day , or to hear it from a friend ; and you chose to have certain thoughts in response to that news . |
| 5 | Just in time , she remembered to switch on the radio for the eight-thirty news on LBC . |
| 6 | Use the cell phone ; let the caller know as soon as you 've switched off the alarms . |
| 7 | He wished that he could as easily delete the memory of what had followed after she had switched on the overhead light . |
| 8 | She had switched on the light and as she walked back towards him , he could see her legs again through the dress . |
| 9 | Even after she had switched off the small lamp beside the bed , so that the room was completely dark , it was hard to be sure if she was really seeing something , or if her eyes were just playing tricks . |
| 10 | Would they have switched off the cold fountains in Trafalgar Square ? |
| 11 | He reached to switch on the soft bedside light . |
| 12 | With a low , shuddering exclamation he reached to switch off the light , letting the moon illuminate the room with its pale brilliance . |
| 13 | Well he had to switch on the interior light to be able to fill out the form . |